impenetrable barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofimpenetrableandbarrier

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impenetrable
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpen.ɪ.trə.bəl/us
/ɪmˈpen.ə.trə.bəl/
impossible to see through or ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofimpenetrableandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He thus at once presupposes and undercuts the allegedlyimpenetrablebarrierbetween doctor and patient upon which his proposed prophylaxis depends.
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There are many solicitors who have not found animpenetrablebarrierin moving from a working-class background into the profession.
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These conditions provide animpenetrablebarrierfor fish that want to go up the river as well as for smolts on their way down.
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No air defence organisation can ever be animpenetrablebarrier.
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Indeed, we are designed with a nearlyimpenetrablebarrierbetween the bloodstream and the extraordinarily toxic and infectious contents of the bowel.
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On the north-east, of course, there is the railway which provides animpenetrablebarrierwithout a single bridge for a considerable distance.
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Secondly, we shall get an almostimpenetrablebarrierto rural amenities where these roads run.
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However, there is no doubt, that behind thatimpenetrablebarrierwe raised up in this country a very great breeding industry.
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That is a vicious circle that presents an almostimpenetrablebarrierto prospective entrants into the market.
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That need not represent animpenetrablebarrier, but this is a serious social problem.
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The poorer the country, the more damaging it will be; it will create animpenetrablebarrierfor poor countries.
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Many modern naturalistic philosophers see noimpenetrablebarrierin deriving ought from is, believing it can be done whenever we analyze goal-directed behavior.
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He was quoted as saying that until 1982, he had difficulties with theimpenetrablebarrierof jargon.
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Their dense thorny structure makes them particularly valued in situations where animpenetrablebarrieris required.
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This increasing hostility created animpenetrablebarrierbetween the two sides.
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It was replaced by a great, grayimpenetrablebarrier.
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Its vigorous, rambling habit makes it particularly suitable for forming animpenetrablebarrierat ground level, or for scrambling up large trees.
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In these love letters we appreciate anew theimpenetrablebarrierof race, even now but dimly understood, and that by the elect.
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However, it is not correct to interpret other "limes" in the same way or to view the "limes" as animpenetrablebarrier.
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It provides a discreet andimpenetrablebarrierthat protects premises without harming the birds.
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